Nels Potter
| Nels Potter | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 23, 1911 Mount Morris, Illinois | |||
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Died: September 30, 1990 (aged 79) Mount Morris, Illinois | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 25, 1936, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 18, 1949, for the Boston Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 92–97 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.99 | ||
| Strikeouts | 747 | ||
| Teams | |||
Nelson Thomas Potter (August 23, 1911 – September 30, 1990) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of twelve seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1936), Philadelphia Athletics (1938–41 and 1948), Boston Red Sox (1941), St. Louis Browns (1943–48) and Boston Braves (1948–49).
Born in Mount Morris, Illinois, Potter was a member of pennant-winning teams with the Browns (1944 American League pennant) and the Braves (1948 National League pennant). He led the American League in earned runs allowed, with (144) in 1939.
Potter finished ninth in voting for the 1944 American League MVP, with a 19–7 win–loss record, 16 complete games, three shutouts, and a 2.83 ERA. In 12 seasons, he compiled a 92–97 win-loss record, six shutouts, 22 saves, and a 3.99 ERA.
Potter was a screwball pitcher.[1]
He had two sons and a daughter: Nelson Jr., James, and Barbara.[2] Potter died in his hometown of Mount Morris at the age of 79.
References
- ↑ James, Bill; Neyer, Rob (2004-06-15). The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Simon and Schuster. p. 52. ISBN 9780743261586. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ Davis, Sid. "Nels Potter". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
External links
- Nels Potter at Find a Grave
- Nels Potter at the SABR Bio Project, by Sid Davis, retrieved July 11, 2013